Poultry roost



April 28, 1925.

B. WARNECKE POULTRY aoosw Filed Sept. 2, 1921 Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

-UNITED STATES BERNARD wAnnEcKE, or BREESE, rumors.

POULTRY aoos'r.

Application filed September T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be. it known that I, BERNARD VVARNECKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Breese, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry Roosts, of which the following is a specification.

Among the objects of my invention. are to improve upon the construction of poultry roosts; to make such roosts as near vermin proof as possible; to so construct such roosts that the tendency thereof, when in use, will be to destroy vermin; to constructsuch roosts with interchangeable parts for summer and winter use; toso simplify the construction ofsuch an article that it can be easily put up by anyone with a minimum. of work and in a short time; and such further objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear.

My invention further resides in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying draw ing, and while I have shown therein a preferred embodiment I. desire the same to be understood as illustrative only and not as limiting my invention.

In the drawing attached hereto and forming a part hereof:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a construction embodying my new improvement-s,

Fig. 2 is afragmentary vertical section along the plane indicated by the line 2-2 Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation to show the rocking of certain of the roosts,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of another modeof assembling my device.

Referring more in detail to the annexed drawing numeral 1 designates the side or supporting members, 2 the suspending members by means of which this construction is supported from a rafter, joist or similar elements 3. The side or supporting members 1 are adjustably connected by means of rods 4, having adjacent their ends nuts for varying the distance between the side members. Proje-cting from one edge of each of the members 1 are a plurality of brackets 5, notched at their upper edges as shown for the reception of the angular shaped. ends 6 of the roosts 7, preferablymade of metal, either hollow or solid, the former being preferred.

For winter use any desired number of these metallic roosts may be replaced by wooden roosts 8 resting on and secured to the brackets 5 by suitable means 9 such as 2,1921. Serial No. 497,862.

clips wire, or the like. During thelcold weather these wooden-roosts are'muclr more comfortable for the chickens than are the metallic roosts 7, which are very" cold for the chickens feet to rest on inwinter. It is therefore considered very desirable to replace a majority of the metallic" roosts 7 with wooden, or the like, roosts S for use during the coldest weather. HoWever,during the warm weather when lice .and such vermin tend to hide in cracks and crevices in the roosts it is preferable to "have the rockable roosts 7 used instead of the fixed roosts 8, so that when the chickens stand on the roosts and rock them in their attempt to balance, the vermin will become crushed between the end (i and the bottom and sides of the notches in the brackets 5. Not only does this construction reduce by a great number the hiding places for vermin, but also, many of the vermin themselves are killed by the rocking of the roosts in theirsupports.

The method of applying roosts 8 shown in Fig. 4t is considered preferable to that shown in *ig. 1 because of the ease with which the same may be applied and removed. Pins 10 are passed through boards 8, either inside or outside the members 1 so as to prevent longitudinal sliding of the boards. It will be obvious that with this arrangement it will be very easy to put the boards in position,

replacing the roosts 7.

Having now described my invention, I cla1m:

1. In a poultry roost construction, notched side supports, and a roost havingcrushing surfaces resting loosely in notches-capable of moving and permitting the roost to rock when pressure is applied to the roost.

2. In a structure of the character described, supporting members and a rockable non-rotatable roost resting loosely on the supporting members and capable upon pressure to the roost of rocking on said supporting members. 7

3. In a structure of the character described, a pair of supporting members having roost supporting projections along their upper edges, said pro ections being provided with notches for the reception of roosts, metallic roosts having angular shaped ends securely and loosely resting inthe notches and capable of rocking slightly therein upon pressure being applied to the roost, and

staying members adj ustably holding the supporting members rigidly with respect to each other.

4. In a structure of the class described, spaced supporting members .i having roost supporting portions provided with notches for the reception of roosts, having crushing surfaces, roosts loosely resting in said notches and capable of a lim'ited'amount of rocking movement by the shifting of the crushing surtac'es Within the notch, and means for adjustably holding the supporting members in' spaced relation.-

" 5.111 a structure of the class described, spaced supporting members having roost supporting portions, roosts on said portions, said portions and roosts having coopcrable means for permitting a limited rocking of the roo-sts, and pendulous members connected at the lower ends thereof to said supporting members.

in Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this, specification in the presence of two Witnesses.

v BERNARD \VARNECKE.

\Vitnesses CHAs. H. REHLING, Fem). KnEBs. 

